Bill Mize

“The Thin Line”

Bill Mize — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:09:19 +0000

This was my entry in the first round of the NYC Midnight 100 Word Microfiction Challenge. It won First Place in my group! How the…

“The Visible Woman”

Bill Mize — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:15:27 +0000

The heavy velvet curtains close, the applause dies and the ambient noise inside the theater returns to the whispering, the program shuffling, the creak of…

“Divine Intervention”

Bill Mize — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:55:59 +0000

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" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/williammize.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/homeless.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1" />The world was coming to an end, and all he could do was scream about the lack of Peanut Butter Crunch cereal. His seven year…

“Private Lives”

Bill Mize — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:25:28 +0000

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" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/williammize.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/private-lives.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1" />This is the essay that nearly got me kicked out of the Air Force. As I neared the end of my 6 year enlistment, I…

“We Live In The Dash Between The Dates”

Bill Mize — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:19:02 +0000

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" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/williammize.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/congerdesign-teddy-bear-3158142_1920.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1" />When the coast is clear, I open the door of my Corolla that’s held together with duct tape, zip ties and parts from the local…

“Super Heroes”

Bill Mize — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:25:00 +0000

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" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/williammize.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hospital-bed.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1" />This story won the 1991 San Francisco Bay Guardian Fiction Contest, and was published, along with an interview, in their May/June 1991 issue. The first…

Episode 48: “The Creature From The Black Lagoon” (1954)

Bill Mize — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:04:45 +0000

In which we bid a fond farewell to the show, by taking a look at my favorite monster movie of all time, “The Creature From…

Episode 47: “Plan 9 From Outer Space” (1959)

Bill Mize — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 20:13:21 +0000

In which we scrap Plans 1 through 8, and decide to take over the planet Earth using Plan 9, which involves Sassy UFO Based Drag…

Episode 46: “Robot Monster” (1953)

Bill Mize — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 20:18:33 +0000

In which a race of advanced interstellar beings who look suspiciously like gorillas wearing diving helmets with antenna on top, visit Earth and decide that…

Episode 45: “Horror of Dracula” (1958)

Bill Mize — Sat, 20 May 2023 20:21:14 +0000

In which two acknowledged masters of the horror genre meet again under the Hammer Films banner, but this time, instead of one giving life to…